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al-qaeda still exists. the threat of a resurgent al-qaeda is something we can't accept. so we need to make sure that afghanistan is never again a haven for terrorism. >> ambassador pickering, how would you answer that question? >> i would agree with david that terrorism is an issue. i think that we have a difficult problem because over the years, we have created several impressions or misimpressions about why we are in afghanistan. one of those is the swiss democracy misimpression. another of those -- >> say what that misimpression is. >> i thought that shorthand would work. that misimpression, i think, is that we are somehow there to assure that afghanistan becomes a modern, functioning democratic state as opposed to finding ways, i think, to work within the construct of afghanistan, to try to help put the situation as we leave it on a more stable footing than when we found it. and i think that great nations who intervene are always, i think, driven by the notion that they would like to leave a place better off than when they found it. and this is a challenge. but i don
al-qaeda still exists. the threat of a resurgent al-qaeda is something we can't accept. so we need to make sure that afghanistan is never again a haven for terrorism. >> ambassador pickering, how would you answer that question? >> i would agree with david that terrorism is an issue. i think that we have a difficult problem because over the years, we have created several impressions or misimpressions about why we are in afghanistan. one of those is the swiss democracy misimpression....
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the story of benghazi, if accurately reported, would undercut the narrative bin laden is dead and al qaeda is on the run, and they manipulated the evidence to help their political re-election, that's pretty obvious. >> that was lindsey graham speaking after the white house released all those e-mails, showing it was the cia who played the largest role crafting the talking points in the end. one man who knows more about what happened in benghazi than anyone on the planet is ambassador thomas pickering. he co-chaired an independent review of the attacks. ambassador pickering has a legendary career as a diplomat serving both diplomats and republicans in many of the world's hottest spots. re concluded there were failures in management deefficienciey -- deficiencies at the state department. let's listen to congressman issa's recommendation. >> the fact is we don't want to have some sort of a stage show. we had fact witnesses, they testified. we had the ambassador and admiral mullen who conducted and oversaw, we're inviting them on monday, we'll go there -- not in front of the public, but i
the story of benghazi, if accurately reported, would undercut the narrative bin laden is dead and al qaeda is on the run, and they manipulated the evidence to help their political re-election, that's pretty obvious. >> that was lindsey graham speaking after the white house released all those e-mails, showing it was the cia who played the largest role crafting the talking points in the end. one man who knows more about what happened in benghazi than anyone on the planet is ambassador...
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the e-mails chart an interagency process that saw references to an al-qaeda relateed group and the attack warnings removed from benghazi talking points days after the deaths. president obama did not agree when he addressed the issue today. >> they concluded that in fact, there was nothing afoul in terms of the process that is being used. suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as there is something new to the story. there is no there, there. >> john: but on sunday california congressman darryl issa who chairs the house overidentityoversight committee said the process had forced the c.i.a. to back off its claims. >> that's manipulating the c.i.a. >> john: because the c.i.a. is so easy to push around. on friday presidential press secretary jay carney insisted the white house role had been small. >> the only edit made by the white house or the state department to those talking points generated by the c.i.a. was a change from referring to the facility that was attacked in benghazi from consulate because it was not a consulate to diplomatic post. >> john: but arizona senator john mccain woul
the e-mails chart an interagency process that saw references to an al-qaeda relateed group and the attack warnings removed from benghazi talking points days after the deaths. president obama did not agree when he addressed the issue today. >> they concluded that in fact, there was nothing afoul in terms of the process that is being used. suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as there is something new to the story. there is no there, there. >> john: but on sunday california...
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and the first version said that there were elements of al qaeda involved in this. they said it was an attack. the people on the ground said there was never any question in their minds that this was some sort of a spontaneous demonstration. and when the first version of those talking points came out, all of that was mentioned, and then at the end, you come up with this, "there are indications that extremists participates in violent demonstration." a totally different take on things. why-- why would they do that? >> bob, let's start at the beginning. what you're reading is e-mails provided by the obama administration, 25,000 pages of e-mail. there's on no attempt to cover it up. secondly, this was a squabble between two agencies, the c.i.a. and the state department, about the wording. the person representing the state department happened to be victoria nuland who has worked for democrats and republicans alike, at one time worked for vice president cheney. so she's certainly not a partisan in this exchange about how they're going to term this. now, when it gets down t
and the first version said that there were elements of al qaeda involved in this. they said it was an attack. the people on the ground said there was never any question in their minds that this was some sort of a spontaneous demonstration. and when the first version of those talking points came out, all of that was mentioned, and then at the end, you come up with this, "there are indications that extremists participates in violent demonstration." a totally different take on things....
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they knew that al qaeda was there. they knew that our security was insufficient. but instead of adding security in this case they took it away. they withdrew mobile security detachment teams. they sent packing a special team that the defense department provided and provided it at no cost. so if senior officials knew that our diplomats weren't safe and weren't adequately staffed, then why did they continue to withdraw security? i think that's -- that's the first question. in testimony this morning you said you never saw those requests. and i understand that. last month, though, deputy secretary byrnes testified that m mimos regarding the situation did make their way to the seventh floor, to top management. so what senior official was he referring to when he talks about top management there? who in the senior management was responsible for responding to those requests that were coming from the field. that would be my question. >> well, there is a lot of important questions in that, mr. chairman. and let me begin by saying that i was aware of certain incidents at our
they knew that al qaeda was there. they knew that our security was insufficient. but instead of adding security in this case they took it away. they withdrew mobile security detachment teams. they sent packing a special team that the defense department provided and provided it at no cost. so if senior officials knew that our diplomats weren't safe and weren't adequately staffed, then why did they continue to withdraw security? i think that's -- that's the first question. in testimony this...
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you've got al qaeda rebels -- >> thank you. martha, these are legitimate questions you're asking. >> well, here's another legitimate question. >> i think that caution, particularly in terms of arming these groups and in terms of u.s. military involvement is in order. >> well, what should we do? >> well, my question back to you is, why should it be us? >> and here's my question. if the united states commits blood and treasure in syria's civil war, will it actually help? >> i think in all of these countries, including syria, syria, libya, both artificial creations of colonial powers. for us to think we can influence or determine the outcome of that, i think, is a mistake. i thought it was a mistake in libya, and i think it is a mistake in syria. we overestimate our ability to determine outcomes. >> let's return to katrina vanden heuvel of "the nation," bob shrum, and also e.j. dionne. e.j., is there any history out there that says, if we go into syria, there's a real good chance we're going to get a successful outcome? when are w
you've got al qaeda rebels -- >> thank you. martha, these are legitimate questions you're asking. >> well, here's another legitimate question. >> i think that caution, particularly in terms of arming these groups and in terms of u.s. military involvement is in order. >> well, what should we do? >> well, my question back to you is, why should it be us? >> and here's my question. if the united states commits blood and treasure in syria's civil war, will it...
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hardly about scrubbing the facts that al-qaeda group was responsible. perhaps it was to protect president obama. carney and the white house have reason to sweat. here is carney's original explanation about edits. >> the white house has made it clear that the single adjustment to those talking points by either of these two institutions was changing the word to conflict because conflict was inaccurate. >> kimberly: here is what he said today. >> the white house as i said made one minor change to the talking points drafted and produced by the c.i.a. even prior to that had very few input on it. the other discussions that went on prior to this in an interagency process reflected the concerning of a variety of agencies who had a stake in this issue. >> kimberly: dana perino, your . >> hi, greg. quite a day. it reminded me a little bit of what it was like to be in the white house briefing room, in particular the u.s. attorney scandal but i don't remember being under the gun like jay carney was today. they would like to think this briefing will solve everything
hardly about scrubbing the facts that al-qaeda group was responsible. perhaps it was to protect president obama. carney and the white house have reason to sweat. here is carney's original explanation about edits. >> the white house has made it clear that the single adjustment to those talking points by either of these two institutions was changing the word to conflict because conflict was inaccurate. >> kimberly: here is what he said today. >> the white house as i said made...
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it is not just the narrative that al-qaeda is still around after bin laden is dead. all the income pa tense that leaves all of the embassies uncovered 12 hours between one attack and 10 hours during the attack in libya and doing nothing about the whole thing except doctoring talking points. outrageous. >> sean: we have the original warnings that came from people at the embassy, the consulate themselves saying we need extra security. >> for weeks and months. >> sean: and then we have two stand downs during the actual attack when americans were under fire and we don't know who gave those orders either and now we know it was all ed detailed in the aftermath of this. >> and in the aftermath of all of that months later after the election poor old tom pickering, 80 plus years of age coauthoring a so-called accountability review board report white washes the whole thing. tom pickering, sean, in 1983 to '85 was our ambassador in elal value voters dar. he was targeted for asass nation in elsalvador. we tripled the security for tom pickering. wouldn't you think he would say wh
it is not just the narrative that al-qaeda is still around after bin laden is dead. all the income pa tense that leaves all of the embassies uncovered 12 hours between one attack and 10 hours during the attack in libya and doing nothing about the whole thing except doctoring talking points. outrageous. >> sean: we have the original warnings that came from people at the embassy, the consulate themselves saying we need extra security. >> for weeks and months. >> sean: and then...
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he was a serious al qaeda player. he picked his team. this is not an american citizen of the united states. does not apply, none of this. this is only enemy belligerence with the enemy overseas. >> schieffer: we're going to ask you to stick around for page two. we're going to talk about the idea is the united states vulnerable to cyber attacks and how much of a problem it is. i know you have thoughts about that. we'll be interested to hear what you have to say. you'll be with us with a panel of experts on page two. mr. chairman, until then thanks. i'll be back in a moment now with some personal thoughts. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 introducing schwab etf onesource™. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 it's one source with the most commission-free etfs. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 one source with etfs from leading providers tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and extensive coverage of major asset classes... tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 all brought to you by one firm tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 with comprehensive education tools and personal guidance tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 to
he was a serious al qaeda player. he picked his team. this is not an american citizen of the united states. does not apply, none of this. this is only enemy belligerence with the enemy overseas. >> schieffer: we're going to ask you to stick around for page two. we're going to talk about the idea is the united states vulnerable to cyber attacks and how much of a problem it is. i know you have thoughts about that. we'll be interested to hear what you have to say. you'll be with us with a...
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>> core al qaeda certainly has been. you would hear the same from the intelligence community or d.o.d., the work that has been done in afghanistan and the borders area between afghanistan and pakistan certainly has taken out a whole kad dre of leadership. what we're seeing now are people who have migrated parts of the world who are affiliates, part of the jihadist sind indicate, some of them use that name and others use different names, but the fact is they are terrorists. they are extremists and they have designs on overthrowing existing governments, even those new islamists governments of controlling territory. although there has been the decimation of al qaeda, we do have could contend with the want to bes and affiliated going forward. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you, madam secretary, for being here. and it's great to see you today. you have been i think a real dedicated public serve ant for your country and your travels around the world, the million miles that you've put on and all of the countr
>> core al qaeda certainly has been. you would hear the same from the intelligence community or d.o.d., the work that has been done in afghanistan and the borders area between afghanistan and pakistan certainly has taken out a whole kad dre of leadership. what we're seeing now are people who have migrated parts of the world who are affiliates, part of the jihadist sind indicate, some of them use that name and others use different names, but the fact is they are terrorists. they are...
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who is the leadership that decided don't mention any al qaeda reference. who did that? >> at the time it looks likes an interagency fight that the cia wanted certain language in, the state wanted certain language out. >> who was hiding the terrorist aspect, if they were? >> clearly they didn't want to have certain language in the public domain to compromise the investigation. the state department at the same time was putting susan right out on tv that morning. she was looking at the notes. >> you cannot say you lie to the american people, you give them a false story about a tragedy, even though it's four people, it's not a million people, but it four good people, can't give them a false story and say we give the public a false story because we had this operational thing we were running and we needed it lie. >> i think that's been pored over time and again, even the accountability review board, when it did its review, it went into the issues that were involved and in play in that discussion. the lying aspect of it, it goes a little further than what actually happened. >>
who is the leadership that decided don't mention any al qaeda reference. who did that? >> at the time it looks likes an interagency fight that the cia wanted certain language in, the state wanted certain language out. >> who was hiding the terrorist aspect, if they were? >> clearly they didn't want to have certain language in the public domain to compromise the investigation. the state department at the same time was putting susan right out on tv that morning. she was looking...
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and the arab spring has actually ushered in a time where al qaeda is on the rise, the world, in many ways, is even more dangerous, as we lack a central command, and instead have these nodes that are scattered throughout north africa and other places. and i think this creates an opportunity for us to develop a policy that really addresses the world as it really is today. and then, thirdly, madam secretary, i know that it was a great personal loss to you that chris stevens died in the way that he did and his three colleagues died in the way that they did. i know that you know i was on the ground in the libya, immediately after this, and i know you've experienced this and some of the other members of the committee have, but to look at the faces of those on the ground in libya, in a state of shock. people that we sent there, doing expeditionary diplomacy, who felt like they were on a tether and candidly not have the support from washington that they needed to do the things that they needed to do. so i think this is an opportunity for us to examine the systemic failures. i know that you'r
and the arab spring has actually ushered in a time where al qaeda is on the rise, the world, in many ways, is even more dangerous, as we lack a central command, and instead have these nodes that are scattered throughout north africa and other places. and i think this creates an opportunity for us to develop a policy that really addresses the world as it really is today. and then, thirdly, madam secretary, i know that it was a great personal loss to you that chris stevens died in the way that he...
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qaeda was on the run. and what happened in benghazi proved that neither of those narratives was accurate. >> as you know, there have been those ambassador pickering among others who said i learned nothing new in the hearings this week. did you learn anything new about benghazi? and what don't you know you want to know? >> i did learn something new. there were further it rations and changes in the talking points than i've been aware of. in addition, the whole discussion of whether or not help could have been sent in time is a discussion that joe lieberman and i had, but which congressman issa took to a new and important level. i think it's extraordinary that the head of -- general ham told our committee he had no idea how many americans were even in benghazi and would need to be evacuated if something happened even though he is the person who would be in charge of the evacuation. and we have to remember that there were many hours between the first attack and the latter attack. i don't think we could have go
qaeda was on the run. and what happened in benghazi proved that neither of those narratives was accurate. >> as you know, there have been those ambassador pickering among others who said i learned nothing new in the hearings this week. did you learn anything new about benghazi? and what don't you know you want to know? >> i did learn something new. there were further it rations and changes in the talking points than i've been aware of. in addition, the whole discussion of whether or...
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al qaeda and affiliates will very likely be targeting other diplomats for years to come. madam secretary, the committee stands ready to help. i learned that you anded administration proposed legislation to fix the review board which the committee looks forward to considering. today's discussion may turn to funding, but when reading the conclusions of the board, one must ask, how more money would have made a difference in a bureaucracy plagued by what the board called systemic failures. after all as the security situation in libya worsened, the state department turned away free security assets from the department of defense. state department officials have testified that funding was not an issue. more resources may have been needed in some areas, but the tragedy of benghazi was rooted in bad decisions. finally the benghazi perpetrators must be ap handed or they must be killed. it's troubling that tunisia recently released a key suspect. poor libyan cooperation hampered the fbi's investigation. success here is a matter of justice. and it's also a matter of signalling to mil
al qaeda and affiliates will very likely be targeting other diplomats for years to come. madam secretary, the committee stands ready to help. i learned that you anded administration proposed legislation to fix the review board which the committee looks forward to considering. today's discussion may turn to funding, but when reading the conclusions of the board, one must ask, how more money would have made a difference in a bureaucracy plagued by what the board called systemic failures. after...
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we he should have given the cia the ability to go kill and capture just as we have done to the the al-qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan and we are conducting a criminal investigation and to date we have nothing to show for it. it is incredible. >> geraldo: there were three suspects named only now. what do you make of that, general? >> i don't understand it. and what it is telling me is there is not much to this investigation. less ton what i'm saying. the cia knew who did it within 48 hours. they knew the leaders of aas who were inflicting damage in benghazi for a year. they know the organization well. we could have begun to take that organization apart almost immediately following that attack. and we should have been on them ever since that time until we destroyed that organization. and now we are putting free people who are in it on the internet to see he if somebody knows them? this makes no sense to me. >> geraldo: do you think it is possible that the political bickering over the hot topic has impeded the information? has impeded the investigation? >> i think it as huge polyfailure. it
we he should have given the cia the ability to go kill and capture just as we have done to the the al-qaeda in afghanistan and pakistan and we are conducting a criminal investigation and to date we have nothing to show for it. it is incredible. >> geraldo: there were three suspects named only now. what do you make of that, general? >> i don't understand it. and what it is telling me is there is not much to this investigation. less ton what i'm saying. the cia knew who did it within...
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the story of benghazi, if accurately reported, would undercut the narrative bin laden's dead, al qaeda's on the run and they manipulated the evidence to help their political re-election. that's pretty obvious. >> that was lindsey graham of south carolina speaking after the white house released all those e-mails showing it was actually the cia who played the largest role crafting the talking points in the end. one man who knows more about what happened in benghazi than anyone on the planet is thomas pickering. he co-chaired an independent review of the attacks. a legendary career as a diplomat serving republicans and democrats in the world's hottest spots. his review of benghazi didn't sugar coat what happened concluding there were systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies at the state department. yet republican congressman darrell issa strongly criticized the record and issa wants the ambassador to answer questions but not in a public hearing. let's listen to his rationale for that. >> the fact is we don't want to have some sort of a stage show. we have fact witnesses.
the story of benghazi, if accurately reported, would undercut the narrative bin laden's dead, al qaeda's on the run and they manipulated the evidence to help their political re-election. that's pretty obvious. >> that was lindsey graham of south carolina speaking after the white house released all those e-mails showing it was actually the cia who played the largest role crafting the talking points in the end. one man who knows more about what happened in benghazi than anyone on the planet...
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we do know that islamic extremists with ties to al qaeda, participated in the attack. that did not appear in there. that's acceptable? >> that did not appear. when i recall ambassador rice was having interviewed on one of the tv shows. she essentially said there were extreme settlements. she did not contradict that. the president's statement immediately after the events, i think a day after the event, was this was an act of terror. there's no attempt as i think my colleague suggested that there was a story being created that there was no terrorist involvement. that terrorism was not at all an issue. i think what was being debated and seriously, again, just a month ago. jim clapper, the head of the intelligence community in the united states, based on his view as a professional all these years, those comments were about as fair -- >> let me go back to the act of terror you say president obama talked about the next day in the rose garden. and that senator mccain disputed. if the president said it was an act of terror, why didn't that appear on the talking points? can the
we do know that islamic extremists with ties to al qaeda, participated in the attack. that did not appear in there. that's acceptable? >> that did not appear. when i recall ambassador rice was having interviewed on one of the tv shows. she essentially said there were extreme settlements. she did not contradict that. the president's statement immediately after the events, i think a day after the event, was this was an act of terror. there's no attempt as i think my colleague suggested that...
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qaeda. finally, madam secretary, i strongly disagree with your depiction of what we did after gadhafi fell. we did not provide the security that was needed. we did not help them with border security. we did not give them the kind of assistance that would have been necessary to help dismantle these militias that still to this day remain a challenge to democracy in libya and freedom. you knew chris stevens very well. i knew him very well. i knew him on july 7th when i went to libya to observe the elections. and at that time on july 7th, he expressed his deep and grave concerns about security particularly in benghazi. he continued to communicate with the state department and i don't know who emgs about the need for security and need for additional assistance. i will argue with facts that after that event took place, after the fall of gadhafi, the soft footprint was partially to some degree responsible for the tragedy that took place. the american people and families of these four brave american
qaeda. finally, madam secretary, i strongly disagree with your depiction of what we did after gadhafi fell. we did not provide the security that was needed. we did not help them with border security. we did not give them the kind of assistance that would have been necessary to help dismantle these militias that still to this day remain a challenge to democracy in libya and freedom. you knew chris stevens very well. i knew him very well. i knew him on july 7th when i went to libya to observe the...
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i am very concerned al qaeda has seen an expansion. it has been able to expand its forces from initially being in afghanistan and out among all the way to syria and parts of egypt and so on. the more we stand up for her we are, the more we expand our values, the more we are going to gain and give influence and force to the muslim world that believes in us. >> thank you. let me. we have three minutes left before closing. doctor, would you have anything you would like to say? i would like to ask nick if he had anything. he led a terrific team. then asa. jim.ank you, for all societies behaved differently under stress. at those times, they may even take action that conflicts with their its central character and values. that is what we did here. we were under stress. we took actions that conflict with who we are. who we are called to be and who we have committed to be. not we spent about 10 years being willing to face the truth about it. often by covering what happened with euphemisms and an awful lot of secrets. i believe our detainee task
i am very concerned al qaeda has seen an expansion. it has been able to expand its forces from initially being in afghanistan and out among all the way to syria and parts of egypt and so on. the more we stand up for her we are, the more we expand our values, the more we are going to gain and give influence and force to the muslim world that believes in us. >> thank you. let me. we have three minutes left before closing. doctor, would you have anything you would like to say? i would like...
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we now know they scrubbed the initial public report leaving any references to al-qaeda or terrorism. why would they do that and what can they do to clear up the confusion over benghazi? >> they can release all the documents that surround all the discussions post benghazi about what the explanation was. i think there are only two explanations for the talking points and beyond that, what the president himself repeatedly said up to and including an address to the united nations assembly where they blamed out the mohammad video. let's open that and be transparent and then we'll have a chance of signing up. it was either a conspiracy or it was a willful ideological blind to the continuing threat of international terrorism. if there is real openness we can find out. >> kelly: we are getting closer to an answer. congress cummings ranking democrat he says republicans are politically motivated in conducting these hearings on benghazi an even president obama is saying there is no there. why should we care about benghazi? >> the deaths on september 11th show that we are vulnerable in the middle
we now know they scrubbed the initial public report leaving any references to al-qaeda or terrorism. why would they do that and what can they do to clear up the confusion over benghazi? >> they can release all the documents that surround all the discussions post benghazi about what the explanation was. i think there are only two explanations for the talking points and beyond that, what the president himself repeatedly said up to and including an address to the united nations assembly...
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said that al qaeda had been decimated. jon: right. >> we know in fact al qaeda has been on the rise, not on the run. jon: and she seemed to back away from her boss, you know, president obama's statements about whether or not al qaeda has been decimated? >> she kind of put the little qualifier in there well, she said core al qaeda, referencing usama bin laden and what had been happening in afghanistan. i mean those are the real concerns. and my concern is still no one has been brought to justice. not the terrorists who did this. nor really adequately people within the state department who have been moved from one post to another, but really haven't been forced to pay the price by losing their own jobs as a result of the mistakes that were made that resulted in this. so those are the concerns and questions that continue and they're going to continue in the questioning of secretary kerry in his hearings tomorrow. jon: yeah. it does seem strange that this pretty scathing review board report came out and yet, nobody really has
said that al qaeda had been decimated. jon: right. >> we know in fact al qaeda has been on the rise, not on the run. jon: and she seemed to back away from her boss, you know, president obama's statements about whether or not al qaeda has been decimated? >> she kind of put the little qualifier in there well, she said core al qaeda, referencing usama bin laden and what had been happening in afghanistan. i mean those are the real concerns. and my concern is still no one has been...
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we have done a better job of decapitating al qaeda. it's not capable i don't think, any more of an attack like 9/11. congress has not act. there have been several bills introduced, including one by my colleague and friend, mike but they haven't moved. and now the white house is mounting an executive order, which will not do enough, but it's not that the government is sleeping through this exactly. it's that the government has so far proved incapable of protecting all of us. and one last point-- i think everyone has read about the hack, of the bush family's e-mails and so forth, just in the last days. it's not only our defense space and our dot-goff space what the government does. it's our dot-com space, what private individuals do, and it's a serious, if you want to think about it be incursion on individual privacy in this country at this point and we have to act. >> schieffer: bob, companies are not all that keen on telling us when they are attacked. and in fact american businesses are being attacked. >> well, in big terms. chairman r
we have done a better job of decapitating al qaeda. it's not capable i don't think, any more of an attack like 9/11. congress has not act. there have been several bills introduced, including one by my colleague and friend, mike but they haven't moved. and now the white house is mounting an executive order, which will not do enough, but it's not that the government is sleeping through this exactly. it's that the government has so far proved incapable of protecting all of us. and one last point--...
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the story of benghazi, if accurately reported, would undercut the narrative bin laden's dead, al qaeda's on the run and they manipulated the evidence to help their political re-election. that's pretty obvious. >> that was lindsey graham of south carolina speaking after the white house released all those e-mails showing it was actually the cia who played the largest role crafting the talking points in the end. one man who knows more about what happened in benghazi than anyone on the planet is thomas pickering. he co-chaired an independent review of the attacks. a legendary career as a diplomat serving republicans and democrats in the world's hottest spots. his review of benghazi didn't sugar coat what happened concluding there were systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies at the state department. yet republican congressman darrell issa strongly criticized the record and issa wants the ambassador to answer questions but not in a public hearing. let's listen to his rationale for that. >> the fact is we don't want to have some sort of a stage show. we have fact witnesses.
the story of benghazi, if accurately reported, would undercut the narrative bin laden's dead, al qaeda's on the run and they manipulated the evidence to help their political re-election. that's pretty obvious. >> that was lindsey graham of south carolina speaking after the white house released all those e-mails showing it was actually the cia who played the largest role crafting the talking points in the end. one man who knows more about what happened in benghazi than anyone on the planet...
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we have had to keep working on ways to increase pressure on al-qaeda and the other terrorist groups in the region. in the first hours and days i con feared with leaders, and then i had a series of meetings at the united nations general assembly where there was a special meeting focused. in october i flew to algeria to discuss the fight. in november i sent e deputy secretary bill burns to follow up, and in december, he co-chaired an organization we started to respond to some of these threats. the global counterterrorism forum, and a meeting of leaders working to build new democracies and security reform services. we focused on closing safe havens, cutting off finances, countering extremist ideology, and slowing new recruits, and we continue to hunt those responsibility and are determined to bring them to justice. we're used our tools to support these dmoek sis and to strengthen security forces and help provide a path away from extremism. let me underscore the importance of the united states continuing to lead in the middle east, north africa, and around the world. we have come a long wa
we have had to keep working on ways to increase pressure on al-qaeda and the other terrorist groups in the region. in the first hours and days i con feared with leaders, and then i had a series of meetings at the united nations general assembly where there was a special meeting focused. in october i flew to algeria to discuss the fight. in november i sent e deputy secretary bill burns to follow up, and in december, he co-chaired an organization we started to respond to some of these threats....
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clinton al-qaeda core may be decimated, the traditional al-qaeda leadership with bin laden's death, but in fact, concedes that the taste or flavor of al-qaeda, al-qaeda 2.0 what we're seeing in north africa is indeed on the rise is now a threat to u.s. national security. >> megyn: our viewers may not remember, but i remember this, you were breaking all of this news on this story about how the administration story was really falling apart, it just wasn't what it was first put out to be. and you had considerable pushback on your reporting and as a turns out, what you said, what you reported was right. their original story was wrong, and the answer today seems to be, who cares? well, we're going to talk about that coming up, whether people should care and why this does matter. katherine, thanks so much. >> you're welcome. >> megyn: well, again, in less than an hour, secretary of state hillary clinton will face house lawmakers and their questions over the benghazi attack and we expect this hearing may get even more heated than what we witnessed in the senate. there have been several vocal h
clinton al-qaeda core may be decimated, the traditional al-qaeda leadership with bin laden's death, but in fact, concedes that the taste or flavor of al-qaeda, al-qaeda 2.0 what we're seeing in north africa is indeed on the rise is now a threat to u.s. national security. >> megyn: our viewers may not remember, but i remember this, you were breaking all of this news on this story about how the administration story was really falling apart, it just wasn't what it was first put out to be....
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qaeda affiliates, whether they were libyan-based extremists, or al qaeda itself, is one of the things we will have to determine. that is a simple statement of the fact we knew when we knew them. that is on the sunday about which so much has been discussed and misrepresented. >> now, the house oversight committee hearing on the attack on the consulate in benghazi. this from mark thompson, acting deputy assistant secretary in the counterterrorism bureau and gregory hicks, former deputy chief of staff mission in libya. mr. hicks said he was demoted after questioning statements made by un ambassador susan rice. we are seeing the chairman of issa,mmittee, darrell greeting witnesses. we will hear him give his opening statement, along with a statement from representative of elijah cummings, the top democrat on the committee. >> the hearing will come to order. the oversight committee exists to secure two fundamental principles, first, americans have a right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. second, americans deserve an efficient government that works for them. o
qaeda affiliates, whether they were libyan-based extremists, or al qaeda itself, is one of the things we will have to determine. that is a simple statement of the fact we knew when we knew them. that is on the sunday about which so much has been discussed and misrepresented. >> now, the house oversight committee hearing on the attack on the consulate in benghazi. this from mark thompson, acting deputy assistant secretary in the counterterrorism bureau and gregory hicks, former deputy...
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"the agency has produced numerous pieces on the threat of extremists linked to al qaeda in benghazi and eastern libya. these noted that since april, there have been at least five other attacks against foreign interests in benghazi by unidentified assail lenants including june attack against the british ambassador's convoy. we can't rule out the individuals has previously surveilled the u.s. facilities also contributing to the efficacy of the attacks." in an e-mail according to abc, state department spokesperson victor victoria nuland took issue because it, quote, be used by members of congress to beat up the state department for not paying attention to warnings. why bould would we want to feed that, either? the entire paragraph was eventually scrub. all the news today made for a testy white house press briefing with press secretary jay carney clearly playing defense on the talking points. >> jay, you told us that the only changes that were made by stylistic. is it a stylistic change to take out all references to previous terror threats in benghazi? >> well, i appreciate the question, ag
"the agency has produced numerous pieces on the threat of extremists linked to al qaeda in benghazi and eastern libya. these noted that since april, there have been at least five other attacks against foreign interests in benghazi by unidentified assail lenants including june attack against the british ambassador's convoy. we can't rule out the individuals has previously surveilled the u.s. facilities also contributing to the efficacy of the attacks." in an e-mail according to abc,...
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qaeda. today president obama weighed in. take a listen. >> nobody understood exactly what was taking place during the course of those first few days. and the e-mails that you allude to were provided by us to congressional committees. they reviewed them several months ago, concluded that, in fact, there was nothing afoul in terms of the process that we had used, and suddenly, three days ago, this gets spun up as if there's something new to the story. there's no "there" there. >> there's no "there" there says the president. here to talk about it former senior adviser to the romney campaign kevin madden, hilary rosen, a cnn contributor and ryan liza. john mccain calls this whole thing a deliberate cover-up, darrell issa leading the investigation on the house side said that hillary clinton is not the focus of this. take a listen. >> i'd call it a cover-up. i would call it a cover-up in the extent that there was willful removal of information which was obvious. it was obvious. >> hillary clinton
qaeda. today president obama weighed in. take a listen. >> nobody understood exactly what was taking place during the course of those first few days. and the e-mails that you allude to were provided by us to congressional committees. they reviewed them several months ago, concluded that, in fact, there was nothing afoul in terms of the process that we had used, and suddenly, three days ago, this gets spun up as if there's something new to the story. there's no "there" there....
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enormous sacrifices our troops have made, to sustain the pressure on al qaeda and terrorist organizations so that not only did we avoid a significant terrorist attack on the homeland, but we're able to dismantle the core leadership of al qaeda. that's all a consequence of the great work that hillary did and her team did and the state department did in conjunction with our national security team. >> kroft: what's the... i have to ask you, what's the date of expiration on this endorsement? >> clinton: oh, steve, what... you know... ( laughs ) you know... >> kroft: no, no, i have to ask that question. i mean, come on. i mean, you're sitting here together. everybody in town is talking about it already, and the inter... and this is... it's taking place. >> obama: you know, steve, i've got to tell you, the... you guys in the press are incorrigible. i was literally... ( laughs ) ...inaugurated four days ago, and you're talking about elections four years from now. >> clinton: yeah, and i am... as you know, steve, i am still secretary of state, so i'm out of politics. and i'm forbidden from even h
enormous sacrifices our troops have made, to sustain the pressure on al qaeda and terrorist organizations so that not only did we avoid a significant terrorist attack on the homeland, but we're able to dismantle the core leadership of al qaeda. that's all a consequence of the great work that hillary did and her team did and the state department did in conjunction with our national security team. >> kroft: what's the... i have to ask you, what's the date of expiration on this endorsement?...
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no, they actually altered the facts to eliminate all references to al qaeda, on sar al sharia the al qaeda group that claimed credited for this islamic terror. that laid groundwork for the big lie that then moved forward. >> bill: okay. you say, colmes? >> i said i had thomas pickering the ambassador who co-chaired the accountability review board with the chairman joint chiefs of staff mike mullen who said there was absolutely nothing that went untoward here in terms of the time they could not get help to benghazi quickly enough. one of the people who is going to testify tomorrow greg hits, deputy chief u.s. embassy did not tell him although now is he saying that he tried to get help from italy and he was denied or they were denied. the pentagon denied that now he is saying. >> bill: pickering former u.n. ambassador. he was appointed by hillary clinton by the way on the accountability review board not to impugn his honesty. >> he bunt impugn him either. >> bill: their report that he signed said that there was a systemic failure. >> right. >> bill: about leaving the facility in bengha
no, they actually altered the facts to eliminate all references to al qaeda, on sar al sharia the al qaeda group that claimed credited for this islamic terror. that laid groundwork for the big lie that then moved forward. >> bill: okay. you say, colmes? >> i said i had thomas pickering the ambassador who co-chaired the accountability review board with the chairman joint chiefs of staff mike mullen who said there was absolutely nothing that went untoward here in terms of the time...
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so, north africa is a new al qaeda haven, or al qaeda elements. >> it is. here, andrea, i think this crisis that we experienced on september 11th and 12th in benghazi, here's where it's evolved, and secretary clinton mentioned this at the hearing this morning, we have a crisis in north africa, the vast expanse thousands of miles across the sahara desert from niger to mali, algeria and morocco, you have radical islamist elements that have taken power in northern mali. the french government has gone out to meet that threat with the support of many african countries and the united states. i think as the house meets this afternoon and questions secretary clinton, we really ought to be talking about that issue, because the administration, obviously, made some mistakes before benghazi and the wake of benghazi, and they've admitted that. but we now need to move on to protect our diplomats but also meet this radical threat in north africa. remember, it was a obscure radical terrorist group that attacked our embassies in nairobi in 1998, hundreds of people were kill
so, north africa is a new al qaeda haven, or al qaeda elements. >> it is. here, andrea, i think this crisis that we experienced on september 11th and 12th in benghazi, here's where it's evolved, and secretary clinton mentioned this at the hearing this morning, we have a crisis in north africa, the vast expanse thousands of miles across the sahara desert from niger to mali, algeria and morocco, you have radical islamist elements that have taken power in northern mali. the french government...
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more al qaeda leaders and commanders have been removed from battlefield than at any time since 9/11. their communications recruiting, traek, financing are all under enormous strain. all of which makes it harder to plan and carry out large scale attacks against our homeland. our entire team, including our exceptional director of national intelligence, jim clapper, will remain relentless against al qaeda and its affiliates. in all this week john has been tireless. people here in the white house work hard. john is legendary even in the white house for working hard. he is one of the hardest working public servants i have ever seen. i'm not sure he has slept in four years. when i was on martha's vineyard, john came and did the press briefing. it was in the summer. it's august. is he in full suit and tie. one of the reporters asked him don't you ever get any downtime? john said i don't do down time. he is not even smiling now. [ laughter ] there's another reason i value john so much, and that is his integrity and his commitment to the values that define us as americans. he has worked to em
more al qaeda leaders and commanders have been removed from battlefield than at any time since 9/11. their communications recruiting, traek, financing are all under enormous strain. all of which makes it harder to plan and carry out large scale attacks against our homeland. our entire team, including our exceptional director of national intelligence, jim clapper, will remain relentless against al qaeda and its affiliates. in all this week john has been tireless. people here in the white house...
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time where al qaeda is on the rise. the world in many ways is more dangerous as we lack a central command and instead have those nodes that are scattered throughout north africa and other places. i think this creates an opportunity for us to develop a policy that really addresses the world as it really is today. and then, thirdly, madam secretary, i know it was a great personal loss to you that chris stevens died in the way that he did and his three colleagues died in the way that they did. i know you know i was on the ground in libya immediately after this and i know you've experienced this and some of the other members of the committee have but to look at faces of those on the ground in libya, in a state of shock, people that we sent there, doing expeditionary diplomacy, who felt like they were on a tether and candidly did not have the support from washington they needed to do the things that they needed to do. so i think this is an opportunity for us to examine the systemic failures. i know that you're going to be, a
time where al qaeda is on the rise. the world in many ways is more dangerous as we lack a central command and instead have those nodes that are scattered throughout north africa and other places. i think this creates an opportunity for us to develop a policy that really addresses the world as it really is today. and then, thirdly, madam secretary, i know it was a great personal loss to you that chris stevens died in the way that he did and his three colleagues died in the way that they did. i...
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is it al qaeda? is it al qaeda affiliates? are they enemies of the state of pakistan, of the state of yemen? is the united states the counterinsurgency air force for yemen or pakistan? these are questions that i think are being answered, but obviously we still need to know more about because if this is really the default way of doing business, if this is -- if we don't expect to see another afghanistan anytime soon or another iraq anytime soon but a lot more somalia, i think everyone agrees that there does need to be greater transparency, greater public discussion on these issues, and sort of greater accountability for how the war is being waged. i still find it striking that, as a reporter, when recently i was covering the john brennan confirmation hearings and john brennan was being confirmed as cia director, i was struck to find that the members of the senate intelligence committee who are the dozen people in congress who are authorized to have the highest level of classified levels of intelligence inside the government do
is it al qaeda? is it al qaeda affiliates? are they enemies of the state of pakistan, of the state of yemen? is the united states the counterinsurgency air force for yemen or pakistan? these are questions that i think are being answered, but obviously we still need to know more about because if this is really the default way of doing business, if this is -- if we don't expect to see another afghanistan anytime soon or another iraq anytime soon but a lot more somalia, i think everyone agrees...
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to violent jihad promoted by al qaeda's senior leaders. in my hand, i hold a picture of the flag that the department of state identified to be a prominent issuance of this flag and on the rise in libya. i also hold a picture of the same type of flag in tunisia, where the protesters are outside. in addition i have a flag, the picture was taken in cairo, at a u.s. embassy where demonstrations took place. another picture in jordan at the u.s. embassy where protests took place. in bahrain, over 2,000 protesters who burned numerous u.s. and israeli flags, again at the embassy. in kuwait, u.s. embassy 500 demonstrators chanting obama, we are all osama. again. and again, a flag flown and carried through the streets as well. my question, madam secretary, were you aware of the d.o.d. report prior to the terrorist attack in benghazi? >> i was certainly aware of a number of reports from throughout our government. i don't know of the specific one you were referring to. there were d.o.d. reports, state department reports, talking about the decreasing o
to violent jihad promoted by al qaeda's senior leaders. in my hand, i hold a picture of the flag that the department of state identified to be a prominent issuance of this flag and on the rise in libya. i also hold a picture of the same type of flag in tunisia, where the protesters are outside. in addition i have a flag, the picture was taken in cairo, at a u.s. embassy where demonstrations took place. another picture in jordan at the u.s. embassy where protests took place. in bahrain, over...
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they might be al-qaeda wannaens. that's not the same thing. as the president of the united states or the secretary of the united states, secretary of state for the united states, you have an obligation that when you say al-qaeda did this versus some al-qaeda wanna-bees did this, there is a very big difference. and one of them shores up a failing political arm of a radical movement. if you say al-qaeda was successful in an attack, that they got marching orders from a hierarchical structure -- >> it gives us reason to attack somebody. >> hal: it also gives them strength in their recruiting. it also says there are legitimate arms still around. they still have their same value they had under osama bin laden or throughout you know, the 2000s, the early -- the first part of the iraq and afghanistan war. but if you say it turned out that these were opportunistic anti-american guys who are militia-related to the government of libya say that do have tacit connections to al-qaeda or did at one point that's a bigger conversation as well. you don't immedi
they might be al-qaeda wannaens. that's not the same thing. as the president of the united states or the secretary of the united states, secretary of state for the united states, you have an obligation that when you say al-qaeda did this versus some al-qaeda wanna-bees did this, there is a very big difference. and one of them shores up a failing political arm of a radical movement. if you say al-qaeda was successful in an attack, that they got marching orders from a hierarchical structure --...
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drone attack and other materials from al qaeda. i don't think there is any doubt that investigators believe that they were inspired by those statements, and got guidance on how to build their bombs from inspire magazine. >> all right, pete williams on this investigation. thank you, sir. >> you bet. >>> today, president obama is on his way to texas. the second time in two week he's been there. this time, though, he'll be in austin, first stop in what the white house says is going to be a series of events that call on helping the middle class jobs and opportunity tour, they're calling it. joining me now is gene sperling, the president's top economic adviser. good afternoon to you, sir. >> good afternoon. thanks for having us. >> it is interesting. this has been one of the overlooked stories of the week is the dow 15,000. and a lot of various economic indicators are moving in the right direction, except the jobs numbers. there is still a stagnation feeling. is this a -- is it fair to say we're in the midst of a jobless recovery? do yo
drone attack and other materials from al qaeda. i don't think there is any doubt that investigators believe that they were inspired by those statements, and got guidance on how to build their bombs from inspire magazine. >> all right, pete williams on this investigation. thank you, sir. >> you bet. >>> today, president obama is on his way to texas. the second time in two week he's been there. this time, though, he'll be in austin, first stop in what the white house says is...